A comprehensive list of resources, videos, and discussions that I have watched, read, or inspired me on my game development journey.

Youtube channels

There is a lot of really cool channels out there

• Game Maker’s Toolkit : the best game design channel. This is an in-depth analysis of known gaming systems, with developers interviews and more. It really deserves a look.
• Mental checkpoint : a channel by the creator of “Move Or Die” with quality content similar to GMTK
• AI and Games : a channel that analyzes the AI ​​of different known games on their technical and creative aspects.
• Extra Credits : a very good quality channel that talks about game design. There are almost 400 videos so there's something for everyone.
• GDC : the official channel of the game developer conference, you can find talk about every aspect of game developement
• Ars Technica - Wars Stories : A series of video about talking about the development of famous games and how they fixed major problems that could have made them fail

Books

I didn't read a lot of game design books but hopefully this section will grow in the future

• The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses : a book about using a system of card (lenses) to analyse your game design
• Masters of Doom : a biography of John Carmack and John Romero, the creators of the original DOOM and story behind its development

Cool videos and talks

A list of videos and talks, that I particulary enjoyed or found inspiring

• GDC - The animation process of Rain World : A talk about the procedural animations of Rain World and it fully simulated ecosystem
• The Art in Reload Animations : a super well edited video about gun reload animation
• GDC - DOOM: Behind the Music : a talk about the making of the reactive soundtrack of DOOM 2016 by Mike Gordon
• GMTK - How to Make an Indie Game Trailer : a  video essay about editing a game trailer, the writing was helped by the industry’s top trailer makers
• GMTK - The Game Design of Dead Space : a series of 3 videos about the design of the Dead Space series and how it has shifted over the years
• GMTK - The Secret of Mario's Jump : a video essay about the design of Mario's Jump and how a single button press can mean multiple actions
• Juice it or lose it : a talk about the power of juicy effects

To be continued...